Advertisement'They're Scared': Immigration Fears Exacerbate Migrant Farmworker ShortageSeptember 27, 2017Melissa BlockMarisa PeñalozafacebookEmailAs in the rest of the country, growers in heavily agricultural northern Michigan rely overwhelmingly on migrant laborers to work the fields and orchards. Most of the pickers are from Mexico. Growers say it's just about impossible to find Americans to do this work. (NPR)